Juozas Ruževičius – habil dr., Is a full professor at the Department of Management at Vilnius University (Lithuania). Member of scientific board of the Quality Management Masters Programme. Member of the International Guild of Quality Professionals, Management and business consultant. Member of the Executive Board and Expert of the International Society of Commodity Science and Technology (Vienna, Austria). Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal "Current Issues of Business and Law". Member of the editorial boards of eight international scientific journals of the USA, Germany, Austria, Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Author of over 600 scientific articles published in Lithuanian, English, French, German, Russian, Romanian, Kazakh, and 20 books on management. Research interests: quality of life and working life, total quality management, effectiveness of management systems, quality of education, of life, corporate social responsibility, quality in public sector, sustainable development, ecological footprint, carbon footprint, innovations. Frequently invited speaker at professional and academic conferences and corporate meetings. Awards: The best scientist of Vilnius University (2007), The best teacher of Vilnius University (2011). The best scientist at faculty of faculty of Economics at Vilnius University (2004-2005, 2006, 2011, 2012). The best teacher of Faculty of Economics (2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2021). The best scientist of Vilnius university in Strategic Management (2023). The best scientist of Vilnius university in Business & Management (2023). The 2nd scientist in Lithuania in Strategic Management (2023). The 2nd scientist in Lithuania in Business & Management (2023).